DHA announces timings of health care facilities during the 42nd National Day public holidays.

United Arab emirates, Dubai, November 27, 2013:  The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) announced today the working hours for the DHA administration, hospitals, primary health centres and medical fitness centres during the 42nd UAE National Day holiday.

Timing of DHA hospitals: Hospitals will work as per shift timings and medical practitioners will be on call to ensure work continues as usual.

The emergency departments of all these hospitals will be functional round-the-clock on all days.

Outpatient clinics for Dubai hospital will be closed on both days.

All outpatient clinics in Latifa Hospital except the general pediatric and surgical clinic, anesthesia clinic and dietary clinic will be closed on the 1st of December. All out-patient clinics will be closed on the 2nd of December.

For Rashid Hospital, outpatient clinics will be open on the 1st of December but will remain closed on the 2nd of December.

Hatta hospital's family medicine and child clinic will be open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. All other specialist outpatient clinics will be closed.

Timings of primary healthcare centres(PHCs):

Nad Al Hamar and Al Barsha health centres will  function 24 hours on all days.

The Al Lusaily , Al Mamzar and Al Safa PHCs will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The Al Mamzar and Al Safa PHCs will also be open from 4:00 p.m. to 9 p.m. for the afternoon shift.
All other primary healthcare centres will be closed during the Eid holidays.
Medical Fitness Centres

All DHA medical fitness centres will remain closed for both days.

For further information, please call the DHA call centre 800 342.